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Waterhouse Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
I'm getting confused about the second conditional..help me!
Hi all! I have a question about the second conditional.
My book, Smart Choice(English study book) published by Oxford University, explains the second conditional as follows.
"We use the second conditional for possible but unlikely future events. The if clause introduces the imaginary condition or event (that is not true at the moment of speaking.)"
However, I found some questionable sentences.
"If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd buy a mansion."
"If we didn't go to their party next week, they would be angry"
I know the meaning of these sentences but.. I can't understand why the adverbs tomorrow and next week are in the if clause. According to my book, it seems wrong. As you know, tomorrow and next week refer to a later time than the moment of speking, but how can they be used in the if clause?
My book, Smart Choice(English study book) published by Oxford University, explains the second conditional as follows.
"We use the second conditional for possible but unlikely future events. The if clause introduces the imaginary condition or event (that is not true at the moment of speaking.)"
However, I found some questionable sentences.
"If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd buy a mansion."
"If we didn't go to their party next week, they would be angry"
I know the meaning of these sentences but.. I can't understand why the adverbs tomorrow and next week are in the if clause. According to my book, it seems wrong. As you know, tomorrow and next week refer to a later time than the moment of speking, but how can they be used in the if clause?
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Hi, Waterhouse. Waterhouse " We use the second conditional for possible but unlikely future events . The if clause introduces the imaginary condition or event now or in the future .
- Hi, Waterhouse.
- Waterhouse " We use the second conditional for possible but unlikely future events .
- The if clause introduces the imaginary condition or event now or in the future .
- )" Your book is alright, just pay a little bit more attention to what you're reading.
- We use the Second Conditional for unlikely situations in the present or future.
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Hi, Waterhouse.
Waterhouse" We use the second conditional for possible but unlikely future events. The if clause introduces the imaginary condition or event now or in the future. (that is
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